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TIL Stephen King sells the rights to some of his short stories for $1 so that film students can use them to make movies. He calls them his ‘Dollar Babies.’

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jN8Xv TIL that "Rocky Road" ice cream is named after the Great Depression and not the texture of the Ice Cream.
rpXe TIL a man was so infuriated about losing a knife fight in Counter Strike, that he spent 6 months tracking down his opponent, and stabbed him in real life.
re70 TIL the Dead Kennedy’s started to attract an unwanted group neo-nazi punk fans in the late 70s. They released the single “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” as a response to white-power skinheads attending their shows.
nWJkB TIL that Execution by Electric Chair was almost called "gerrycide" after the grandson of the guy who gerrymandering is named after.
56Nn TIL in 1867 after Union soldiers set fire to Columbia, SC, the New York Fire Dep. raised money for a hose carriage; Colombia promised to return the favor whenever New York needed it. Shortly after 9/11, Colombia Fire Dep. followed up and raised money for a new fire truck for the NYPD.